GF Office Furniture GF Office Furniture, Ltd. was founded in 1902 as The General Fireproofing Company. A manufacturer of fireproof building products, the Company almost immediately shifted its specialized manufacturing energies to the office furniture industry. By 1910, with the introduction of the first production 4-drawer steel vertical file, GF had become a leader in the metal office furniture industry. Throughout its impressive history, characterized by product innovations which have become established standards, GF has nurtured and refined its product design and metal fabricating capabilities, using its expertise to accomplish a number of firsts in office furniture products for traditional, contemporary, and open-office environments |